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Canada's International Trade Minister is drawing a line in the sand on the scope of free-trade talks with China, saying the Liberal government will not relent on its intention to address labour rights in a future deal as part of a "progressive…

Lawmakers in coal-producing Utah and Wyoming, faced by a shrinking market for the fuel, this week introduced laws to fund legal challenges in California and Washington of policies that they believe hurt coal sales.
Lawmakers in Wyoming and Utah introduced …

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have expressed “hope” that the resumption of talks between North and South Korea could pave the way for a change in Pyongyang’s attitude, the White House said overnight.
In telephone talks, …

China has criticised the Vancouver talks -- hosted by the US and Canada and which exclude both Beijing and Moscow -- and called for sanctions discussions to remain within the United Nations framework. (File | Associated Press)
BEIJING: Chinese president …

Tensions have been high after North staged a flurry of nuclear and missile tests and traded threats of war and personal attacks with Trump.
Beijing: Chinese president Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Donald Trump that there have been "positive …

Beijing: Chinese president Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Donald Trump that there have been "positive changes" on the Korean peninsula, state media said Tuesday following a phone call between the two leaders.
Trump has pushed Xi to increase …

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday hosted the United States’ Korean War allies, seeking diplomatic ways to avert the urgent threat of conflict with a nuclear-armed North Korea.
The U.S. approach has so far consisted mainly of economic sanctions …

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A meeting of states that backed South Korea in the Korean war will look at ways to better implement sanctions to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, officials said, even as the North and South explore detente ahead of …

Twenty nations including the Philippines agreed on January 16, 2018, to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
A meeting hosted jointly in Vancouver by Canada and the U.S. including countries, like the Philippines, …

VANCOUVER, Canada — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday hosted the United States’ Korean War allies, seeking diplomatic ways to avert the urgent threat of conflict with a nuclear-armed North Korea. The U.S. approach has so far consisted mainly of …

The US remains sceptical that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un is ready to negotiate away his weapons programme. Photo: AP
Beijing: China on Tuesday dismissed an international meeting on the North Korean nuclear crisis hosted by Canada and the United …

The United States and Canada are hosting a meeting Tuesday in Vancouver focused on pressuring North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland are bringing together …

By David Ljunggren and David Brunnstrom
VANCOUVER, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A meeting of states that backed South Korea in the Korean war will look at ways to better implement sanctions to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, officials said, even as …

I’m stumped. In the twenty-first century we have seen the face of distant Pluto, but we still don’t know how to deal with our neighbours right here at home.
We like to think of ourselves as good people living by a clear moral code, but when we start doing …

Guest Commentary
By Justin Kwan
At China's 19th Party Congress last month, President Xi Jinping laid out his vision for China taking a dominant role in global affairs. And now, we will turn our attention to Vietnam, where the 2017 Asia-Pacific …

BEIJING — Smiles and warm handshakes, ceremony and splendour — all of it will be on vivid display on Monday when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang extends a red-carpet welcome to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
But the spectacle that will envelop Trudeau's …

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 —
The global successes of the U.S. Special Operations Command and the services’ special operations forces are due to their extraordinary people and the support from Congress, senior special operations officials told lawmakers …

By Army Staff Sgt. David Overson, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels
HOHENFELS, Germany, Feb. 16, 2018 —
Small drone aircraft the Army is using are proving their worth as a useful tool for battlefield reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. …

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Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Susan Thornton, will travel to Berlin, Germany, to meet with European counterparts to discuss issues of mutual interest in the Indo-Pacific region February 19-20, 2018.
For updates, please …

On behalf of the United States, I congratulate Kosovo and its people on celebrating 10 years of independence as a sovereign nation.
In the decade since independence, Kosovo has shown determination in maturing into a more stable, democratic, and inclusive …

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Feb. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AK Steel (NYSE:AKS) said today that it applauds U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross for his recommendations to President Trump that broad based relief be implemented to address the surge of steel …

On 15 February 2018, the International Criminal Court (ICC) (www.ICC-CPI.int) hosted the launch of the Coalition for the ICC’s (www.CoalitionForTheICC.org) commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute (https://goo.gl/TkmP61) – …

Vancouver, Washington, Feb. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will choose a small business contractor to construct a new trail overlook, kiosk and fee plaza within the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. The project, …

On 15 February 2018, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (www.CoalitionForTheICC.org) launched its commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute – the founding treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) (www …

U.S. Ambassador Peter H. Barlerin traveled to the East region February 6-8. During his trip, he met with regional authorities and visited the Gado-Gadzere camp, which hosts approximately 25,000 Central African refugees. The ambassador also met with United …

On February 14, 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture hosted a forum to review progress made on the development of a pilot food safety and certification system in Ghana. Developing a …

As Libya enters its eighth year of conflict, the humanitarian situation of the population is relentlessly deteriorating amid persistent armed conflict, violence and insecurity, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said …

Following the deadly shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where at least 17 people perished, President Danny Faure has issued a message of condolence on behalf oft he Government and people of the Republic of …

Statement by Spokesperson Clayton M. Mccleskey on the Death of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai:
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green and USAID express heartfelt condolences on the death of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai. Our …

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has resigned as the Chair of his party, the Southern Ethiopian People’s Democratic Movement (SEPDM), and the ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), as well as from his post as …

Selected articles from the Russian press on the conflict in Syria
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA, February 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- East View Press, the publishing division of East View Information Services, announces the publication of War …

Dr. Marc Faber Says That As Growth In The West Is Slowing, India and China Are Growing Rapidly, And It's Re-balancing The World Order
MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, February 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- MUMBAI - Outspoken economist, Dr. Marc …

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